STEVETHEPIRATE'S BLOG
Misunderstood words
Wednesday, May 11, 2005 2:31 PM
I'm talking about hearing a word/phrase and thinking something else when you hear it.For instance, the most popular ones I can think of:
Jimi Hendrix: It's, "'Scuse me, while I kiss the sky" - not "kiss this guy."
CCR: "There's a bad moon on the rise." Not, "There's a bathroom on the right."
Lots of them from the world of music and are due to singers with a bit of a lisp or a very specific method of delivering words. A friend pointed out that the "kiss this guy" bit applies to the Firefly theme, as well. "You can't take this guy from me."
Not sure why I thought of this, but here's the one that got me a long time ago:
Prima donna: I was probably 9 or 10 when I first heard this word. I thought I was hearing "pre-Madonna." Madonna was the paragon of cool back then, and I just assumed someone was being told they were outdated or, more simply, uncool. Guess I hadn't heard much Italian at that point.
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Let's call today "STEVEthePIRATE's Bad Blonde Joke Day!"
Blonde #1: Whoa! Look at that dog with one eye!
Blonde #2: (turning around while covering one eye) Where?
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